Total 4 pr media communications job vacancies in durham dh1 3hu

The Role and the Department

Durham University has an ambitious ten-year strategy (2017-2027) to achieve its objectives of becoming world-leading in research, teaching and the wider student experience. Successful implementation of the strategy is in part dependent on our approach to promoting the University in respect of:

· prospective applicants to our programmes of study;

· potential partners in teaching and research;

· current and potential collaborators in business and industry;

· current and future alumni;

· potential employers of our graduates;

· national and international policymakers and influencers.

The over-arching ambition is to achieve a step-change in awareness and reputation of Durham University globally.

The role will sit within the Advancement Group and, within that, the Communications Team, and report directly to the Communications and Engagement Manager (External). The Advancement Group's objectives are:

· R1 (Reputation) enhancing global reputation,

· R2 (Recruitment) contributing to international student recruitment,

· R3a (Return) driving philanthropic income,

· R3b (Return) enhancing alumni and supporter engagement.

· E: (Engagement) enabling more productive engagement with external and internal communities.

The responsibilities of the Communications Team are to develop and deliver, amongst others:

1. Marketing our programmes to and assisting with the recruitment of home and international students;

2. Promotion of the University to and managing engagement with multiple stakeholders and influencers locally, nationally and internationally;

3. Promotion of the University's brand and proactive management of its global reputation.

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The Communications Manager role will help coordinate and deliver communications for one of our operational regions. Working with teams across communications and other directorates, you will help coordinate communications to customers and stakeholders across a range of channels.

The role will be based in the Yorkshire North East region in either our Leeds or Darlington office.

What you’ll be leading on

Provide high quality communications support helping to ensure that all communications are aligned to the National Highways Communications Strategy and cross-cutting campaigns.
Support development and delivery of communications plans working with specialist functions across Communications and ensure activity is regularly evaluated.
Work with colleagues from across the business to develop a good understanding of region / business area, our role in it and the benefits we bring to customers, business, and communities.
Horizon scan for potential reputational risks and opportunities, working with senior leads and managers to develop plans and processes to mitigate these.
Help manage regional social media channel, engaging the online community and working with the Content & Social Media team to share and coordinate content.

To be successful you’ll need

Good communications planning skills to help bring our work to life
A good team player, able to work in fast-moving, high-pressure environments
Able to make connections between those living, working and visiting your regions and the work of teams across the business
Ability to build trusted relationships, both externally and internally
Excellent written and oral communication skills
Understanding of an operational environment would be useful but not essential

A bit about us

We are passionate about working together to deliver creative and compelling communications, building advocacy, increasing awareness and improving driver confidence about how to drive safely on our roads.

Our role is to lead and deliver communications and engagement​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ activity that showcases the positive impact of roads investment, supporting the delivery of the RIS and building advocacy for future investment. We partner with the business to build our company's reputation as a trusted operator of the network that puts its customers and their safety first.

Want to know more?

To request a copy of the role profile, please contact hrhighwaysengland@mailgc.cx.ukg.oraclecloud.com quoting reference number #5415

ABOUT US

Why you should join us

At National Highways we believe in a connected country. We are passionate about creating a culture where colleagues feel connected, included and enjoy greater wellbeing to achieve this. We’re proud that as an organisation we are continually striving to do better and actively encourage and support our colleagues to do the same with their careers.

So, if you put safety first, take ownership of your work, show passion for what you do, work effectively in a team, and demonstrate integrity in how you do it – then you’ll be a great fit for our organisation.

A connected and sustainable working approach has been adopted across National Highways. For some roles, this means being able to work in a hybrid way spending up to 60% of time working from a remote location such as home.

We offer many different ways to work flexibly and we’re open to discuss part-time working, job shares, and flexible start and finish times.

Please wait until the interview stage before asking us about flexibility, and we will explore what is possible.

Our benefits package

Our total reward package includes basic salary, the potential for a performance related bonus
Contributory pension scheme with employer contribution of up to 10%
Annual Leave starting at 26 days (plus Bank Holidays) rising by 1 day each year up to 31 days (plus Bank Holidays)
Flexible hours and an approach driven by connected and sustainable working which includes hybrid working
Life assurance of 4 times annual salary
Health and wellbeing support, including an Employee Assistance Programme, available 24/7 365 days and network of mental health first aiders. Plus access to a wellbeing app to enhance your self-care 24/7, Occupational health service and flu vaccines
A cycle to work scheme for the purchase of a bicycle and equipment for healthy, low carbon travel
Significant investment in your career development, through learning and development, talent management, coaching, mentoring and on job experience

And we are

Family friendly with enhanced maternity leave and pay, paternity leave (15 days), shared parental leave, adoption leave. Plus access to financial support for holiday play schemes and paid special leave (up to 5 days pa), eg for caring responsibilities
Money friendly with access to a discounts platform including over 3000 discounts for supermarkets, eating out, leisure, holidays. Alongside a financial wellbeing programme
Community friendly – offering paid leave to volunteer, 3 days basic/year

If you are successful, it is key to know all offers of employment are subject to satisfactory completion of our pre-employment checks which include:

Right to work check
3 year employment history references
DBS criminal record check
Social media and adverse journalism check
Driving licence check (if applicable)
Fit to work questionnaire (for all), followed by a medical check (if applicable)
Qualifications and/or professional membership check (if applicable)

And finally

We reserve the right to close before the advertisement expires.

The Role and the Department

The Computing and Information Services (CIS) has an annual operational budget in excess of £12m, multi-million pound programmes of change within year, and approximately 185 staff. The Senior Leadership Team report directly to the Chief Information Officer (CIO) with the following portfolios: Strategy and Change; Technical Services; Information Services (IS), and Cyber Security. CIS work with departments across the university to provide academic, teaching and administrative services that underpin the day-to-day activities of the whole organisation. Details of the Digital Strategy and ongoing work can be found at Digital Strategy - Durham University.

CIS is a friendly, but demanding department, where much is expected and can be achieved by competent, self-motivated individuals who are demonstrable in their team work ability. The department works in a hybrid capacity depending on the job role and individual personal requirements.
You will work directly with other members of the IT Business Partnering and Adoption Team, supporting them in the management of internal stakeholder relationships and the communication of core information to staff and students (our end users).

You will assist the team in writing clear and accurate communications, using our house style, to keep end users informed of IT services and the latest developments in CIS. To ensure end users can quickly understand the IT services available to them, along with the relevant status and future service plans for these, you will focus on reviewing, updating and promoting a clear catalogue of services.

You will also assist with identifying, developing and embedding processes to ensure relevant digital content is current and accurate. To support with continuous improvement within CIS, you will work with colleagues to understand service satisfaction levels and identify opportunities for development.
In addition to the communications and relationship management, other areas of support will include: digital strategy development, solution discovery and service management.

The role is fast paced and varied with no two days the same. This is a demanding role within a complex organisation. It will involve working with stakeholders at all levels, often to advise, influence and recommend the most appropriate course of action.

Interviews are expected to take place 17th - 18th July 2024

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The Department

The Department of Engineering is consistently one of the very best UK engineering departments with an outstanding reputation for excellence in teaching, research and employability of our students.  The Department is ranked 5th in the Complete University Guide 2024, 5th in the Guardian University Guide 2024, and 7th in the Times and Sunday Times Good University Guide 2023 in the UK for General Engineering.  Ranked in the top six in the UK for overall profile in REF 2021 (with 95% of publications rated as 4* and 3*), this dynamic Department is an excellent place to work.  The strategic vision for the Department includes a growth plan of over 50% over the next five years, with a significant enhancement of the research challenge portfolio and a drive to enrich our undergraduate, postgraduate taught and postgraduate research provision.  It is an exciting time to join this expanding Department and make your mark.

The Department holds an Athena SWAN Bronze Award, recognising our commitment to diversity in STEM academic and reflecting the supportive and positive environment within the Department.

This post holder will be responsible to develop next generation wireless/wired communication technologies, including 6G, edge/cloud computing and their applications in critical infrastructures (particularly power grid) and will be expected to support Prof. Hongjian Sun. The post holder will proactively engage with academic, postdoctoral research and technical support colleagues, as well as students, within and external to the Department, including industry, to ensure that activities are undertaken to an appropriate standard.

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